Border Belt Independent
Early voting begins Oct. 17 and ends Nov. 2. See locations and times here. Election Day is Nov. 5, when polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Find your polling place and see a sample ballot here. At the top of the …. Read more Continue reading Scotland County Voter Guide 2024. Border Belt Independent October 11, 2024October 11, 2024.
Elections - Border Belt Independent
2 days ago · October 16, 2024. The Border Belt Independent has received $110,000 in grants to support its reporting team. The Border Belt Independent (BBI) is one of 205 local news outlets to secure a Press Forward grant of $100,000 to be used over two years. The grant is part of $20 million awarded by Press Forward, a nationwide movement to strengthen ...
Donald Trump Jr. will make campaign stop in Robeson County
4 days ago · By Ben Rappaport. benrappaport@borderbelt.org. Donald Trump Jr. is scheduled to make a stop in Robeson County on Friday, a sign that his father’s campaign is counting on Lumbee voters to help win North Carolina. Trump Jr. is set to appear with Tulsi Gabbard, a former U.S. House representative from Hawaii, and Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma.
Kamala Harris launches radio ad targeting rural North Carolina …
5 days ago · Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ campaign is launching a radio ad targeted at rural North Carolina voters in an effort to narrow the gap in traditionally red counties. In the one-minute ad, titled “Like Us,” vice presidential candidate Tim Walz touts his rural roots. “In a small town, you don’t focus on the politics ...
Robeson County Voter Guide 2024 - Border Belt Independent
Oct 11, 2024 · By Sarah Nagem and Ben Rappaport. Robeson County voters will cast ballots in federal, state and local races this fall. Early voting begins Oct. 17 and ends Nov. 2. See locations and times here. Election Day is Nov. 5, when polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Find your polling place and see a sample ballot here.
Columbus County Voter Guide 2024 - Border Belt Independent
Oct 11, 2024 · Columbus County voters will cast ballots in federal, state and local races this fall. Early voting begins Oct. 17 and ends Nov. 2. See locations and times here. Election Day is Nov. 5, when polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Find your polling place and see a sample ballot here. At the top of the ballot are six candidates for ...
CDC unveils strategic plan aimed at combating rural health issues
Sep 18, 2024 · The Office of Rural Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled a new strategic plan last week aimed at combating health issues in rural areas across the country. The new plan, which was developed alongside local partners like the N.C. Office of Rural Health, outlines a vision for the next five years to combat health ...
Government - Border Belt Independent
Oct 10, 2024 · August 5, 2024. By Sarah Nagem sarahnagem@borderbelt.org This story is published in partnership with The Assembly. Brandy Locklear Alvarez took her 8-year-old twins to a newly unearthed burial site in Carteret County to pray. They were awed by their ancestors’ bones poking out of the dirt, a reminder that Indigenous people inhabited the ...
Schools in NC’s Border Belt see post-pandemic academic gains
Sep 4, 2024 · sarahnagem@borderbelt.org. Schools in North Carolina’s Border Belt saw small academic gains last school year as districts continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Districts in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Columbus counties all saw an increase in the percentage of students who tested at or above grade level during the 2023-24 school year.
Check out what’s in new NC budget for Bladen, Columbus, …
Sep 25, 2023 · By Ben Rappaport. benrappaport@borderbelt.org. After a nearly three-month delay that included squabbles over Medicaid expansion and casinos, North Carolina lawmakers passed a $30 billion budget Friday.